Utah officials: Charlie Kirk murder suspect became ‘more political’ in run-up to shooting | DW News

US authorities say they have captured the man accused of killing right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.
The governor of the state of Utah, and the FBI director gave an update on the manhunt a short while ago. They said a family member helped turn the 22-year-old suspect into police. Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a university campus in Utah. The suspect is said to have become, quote "more political" in the run-up to the shooting, and expressed to family members his dislike of Charlie Kirk's viewpoints.

00:00 DW Washington Correspondent Janelle Dumalaon.
03:40 DW reporter Michelle Stockman

For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/

Follow DW on social media:
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews
►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews
►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews

Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

Post from DW News on September 12, 2025

View Original Post